The Women’s World Cup this year, being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, has produced one upset after another. What remains to be seen is whether the upsets are a quirk of this year’s tournament in the Southern Hemisphere, or a more permanent trend
wo-time champion Germany opened with a thumping 6-0 win over Morocco but was beaten by Colombia and held to a draw by South Korea in the group stage (Pic: AP)
The traditional elite have been cut down to size at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup. This has been the lone standout theme as a tournament that has already set records for attendance and goals scored even before entering the quarterfinals stage, and it has made for some high drama.